"Firefighters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Professional or volunteer members of a fire department who are trained to suppress fire and respond to related emergency.
| Descriptor ID |
D061388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.373.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Firefighters- Firefighters
- Firefighter
- Fire and Rescue Personnel
- Fire Fighters
- Fire Fighter
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firefighters" by people in Profiles.
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Performance of Risk Factor-Based Guidelines and Model-Based Chest CT Lung Cancer Screening in World Trade Center-Exposed Fire Department Rescue/Recovery Workers. Chest. 2021 05; 159(5):2060-2071.
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Sleep disturbance and cognitive functioning among firefighters. J Health Psychol. 2021 10; 26(12):2248-2259.
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A pilot survey of Southeastern firefighters: Safety practices, use of protective gear, and injury. Burns. 2020 03; 46(2):298-302.
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Revisions in the National Burn Repository Improve the Rate of Firefighter Injury Data Capture. J Burn Care Res. 2019 06 21; 40(4):412-415.
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Firefighter Fatalities: Crude Mortality Rates and Risk Factors for Line of Duty Injury and Death. J Burn Care Res. 2019 02 20; 40(2):196-201.
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Firefighter Injury Data Are Wrought With Discrepancy: Pearls From the National Burn Repository. J Burn Care Res. 2018 06 13; 39(4):623-625.
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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase 2 clinical trial. Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 06; 5(6):486-497.
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Factors Implicated in Safety-related Firefighter Fatalities. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Jan/Feb; 38(1):e83-e88.
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Longitudinal Lung Function Decrements in Firefighters Who Responded to the World Trade Center Disaster: Important Insights for the Preservation of Lung Function in Future Disasters. Chest. 2016 06; 149(6):1362-4.
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"It Happened in Seconds" Firefighter Burn Prevention Program: Evaluation of a "Train the Trainer" Course. J Burn Care Res. 2016 Jan-Feb; 37(1):e33-6.